That sounds cool. I had read elsewhere that they used the students as well. The days before computer generated people and crowds.
Thanks for sharing.
I can tell you that they did indeed use students and pretty much anyone they could get to be in the stands.
I was a featured extra when they were filming the last game against the Texas Colts. I played a trainer for the Colts.
They filmed a bunch of footage that showed the Texas Colts sideline and only the lower center section of the visiting team bleachers had any people in them. I am in a split second shot showing my back of all things. We had no idea there were filming from behind us.
Toward the end of the night they had all the featured extras change into thier street clothes and had us all go to the home field side of the bleachers so they could fill it up for the last touchdown celebration.
We had pom poms and streamers and where supposed to go insane like we just won the Super Bowl......ONLY, not make a single sound. It was pretty weird seeing pandemonium with no sound.
One of the greatest nights of my life. Got to meet Scott Bakula, Sinbad, Larry Miller, Jason Bateman (Not a nice guy), and Kathy Ireland.
Bakula took a picture with me and signed a roll of tape that came with my trainers costume. I have a picture with Kathy Ireland as well and have her autograph as well.
Between scenes they would let us mull around and we all tended to gravitate toward the end zones. Larry Miller came over and started holding court and we were all cracking up, then Sinbad came over and they were dueling for our laughter. It was amazing.
The only downside to the whole evening is what a jerk Jason Bateman was. No pictures, no autographs and as soon as they yelled cut he was off to his trailer. Its no wonder his career died for a long time.
I am going to dig up the pictures.
Greg
As an interesting side note....the scene in the last game where Manumana crushes the quarterback was pretty unique. All night they filmed each snap over and over and over and over to get it right.
They only filmed that play ONCE. The director got on the PA and said "Well, I think that there is no reason to run that one again as he was laughing." and the whole crowd bust out laughing.